25 Years of the .com gTLD (Slashdot)... An anonymous reader writes “The domain COM was installed as one of the first set of top-level domains when the Domain Name System was first implemented for use on the Internet in January 1985. The internet celebrates a landmark event on the 15th of March — the 25th anniversary of the day the first...
World Domain Cup Releases Top 100 Propos... The World Domain Cup contest has just released a report on the top 100 most voted for potential gTLD (top-level domains). Japanese internet service provider, Interlink is hosting a quirky large scale contest. Pick the right gTLD and you could win a revenue share of the first year of new domain registrations...
Demand Media Featured in Special Issue o... Time Magazine has published an Annual Special Issue that features an article about one of the biggest companies in the domain industry – Demand Media (the parent company of popular registrar Enom.com). Also, mainstream media is reporting on today’s 25th anniversary of the 1st .com domain...
Bankaholic Founder to Contribute to MO.c... Entrepreneur who cased in on sale to BankRate.com will contribute to MO.com. MO.com has announced that Johns Wu, the entrepreneur who founded Bankaholic.com and sold it to BankRate for $15 million, will be contributing to MO.com . MO.com is a new site that profiles entrepreneurs as a way to learn from each...
New UDRP Goes into Effect Today – Stil... CAC’s “supplemental rules” change goes into effect today. Czech Arbitration Court’s new UDRP procedure — in which complainants pay only 500 EUR at first unless the domain owner responds or the arbitrator needs to think about the case — goes into effect today. As far as I...
New York Geo Domainers Grab Some Press... This Sunday the NY Daily News wrote a feature called Get Rich With A Click , focusing on several New York geo domainers including Leon Hardy, Larry Fischer and Kevin Cahill.  The three featured own NewYork.com, Queens.com and StatenIsland.com respectively.  The article is a nice positive piece on the geo...
Former royalty follow their hearts into ... By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, March 15 : Once the leaders of the people, many of the erstwhile Indian royalty who lost their standing post independence have now become followers of their hearts as they have broadened their role as protectors of India’s heritage, culture and even human...
Uganda : Women CEOs and Parliamentarians... Kampala — Last week, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. Uganda’s women have come a long way in breaking the barriers that previously forbade them from taking on ‘men’s roles’ and are today powerful CEOs and leaders in the country. Visit link: Uganda : Women CEOs...
25 years of .COM... On March 15,1985,25 years ago,the first .com domain name was registered. Read the original post: 25 years of...
Happy silver anniversary dotcom (BBC New... The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it. Read the original: Happy silver anniversary dotcom (BBC...